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June 23, 1964 A T* CAMP ETAL 3 13 4 NITROCELLULDSE GAS PRODUCING CHARGES CDNTAINING 8' 99 COPPER AND LEAD sALTs AND ALUMINUM 25 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed May 28, 1958 (oas/N1 Siva oNlNana |NVENTORS. ALBERT T. CAMP FRANK G. CRESCENZO ATTORNEYS.

June 23, 1964 NITROCELLULGSE GAS PRODUCING CHARGES CONTAINING Filed May 28, 1958 A. T. CAMP ETAL COPPER AND LEAD SALTS AND ALUMINUM 25 Sheets-Sheet 2 I I IBBF A IBOF D TOF O IOF A4oF I A/ L i- :tf-a /A/ w LY 4:1/

ETD/ d FORMULA NITROCELLULOSE (|2.6/N) 49.0 NITROGLYCERIN 39.6 m-N-Pnom. Amm'e 5.a 2N|TRODIPHENYLANINE 2.0 LEAD SALICYLATE, NORMASAL 2.0 NONOBASIC CUPRIC SALICYLATE 2.0

CANDELILLA WAX O.I

CALCULATED HEAT OF EXPLOSION 100| OAL/G MEASURED HEAT 0F EXPLOSION 97S CAL/G 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 S o w w w g al S v Q g PRESSUR E, I PSI A INVENTORS.

ALBERT T. CAMP FRANK G. CRESCENZO ATTORNEYS.

June 23, 1964 Av T. cAMP ETAL 3 138 49 NITROCELLULOSE @As PRODUCING CHARGES CONTAINING 9 COPPER AND LEAD SALTS AND ALUMINUM 25 Sheets-Sheet 5 Filed May 28, 1958 mao. O maOh U I msOm- Q OBS Nl INVENTOIRS, ALBERT T. CAMP FRANK G. CRESCENZO BY ATTORN EYS June 23, 1964 NITROCELLULOSE G'AS PRODUCING CHARGES CONTAINING A T. cAMP ETAL 3,138,499

COPPER AND LEAD SALTS AND ALUMINUM Filed May 28, 1958 25 Sheets-Sheet 5 FORMULA= mTRocELLuLosE na-Mn 50.0

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LEAD sALlcYLATE (NoRMAsAL) 2.o cuPRlc sAucYLATE 2.o

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cALcuLATEo HEAT oF ExPLosloN ses cAL/G MEAsuREo HEAT oF ExPLosloN sse cAL/o soo eoo looo laoo lsoo zooo aeoo ssoo PRESSURE, (PSIA) INVENTORS.

ALBERT T. CAMP FRANK G. CRESCENZO www ATTORNEYS.

June 23, 1964 NITROCELLULOSE GAS Filed May 28, 1958 BURNING RATE (IN SEC) ETAL 3,138,499 PRODUCING CHARGES CONTAINING COPPER AND LEAD SALTS AND ALUMINUM 25 Sheets-Sheet 7 A. T. CAMP I.0 o9 |aoF f/fl o 70F f/ e IF 4-\s\.

' IS//wv' f` T U l ,o/ 0(- o-S h FORMULA= NITROCELLULOSE (I2.6/N) 50.0 NITROGLYCERIN 59.7 DI-N-PROPYL ADIPATE 5.2 0.2 2-NITRODIPHENYLAMINE 2.0 MONOBASIC CUPRIC SALICYLATE 2.5 MONOBASIC LEAD -RESORCYLATE 2.5 CANDELILLA WAX 0.l

I00.0 I I l I I CALCULATED HEAT OF EXPLOSION |052 CAL/G MEASURED HEAT 0F EXPLOSION |037 CAL/G PRESSURE (PSIA) a j j INVENTORS.

ALBERT T. CAMP FRANK G. CRESCENZO ATTORNEYS.

A. T. GAS

June 23, 1964 3,138,499 ING CAMP ETAL NITROCELLULOSE PRODUCING CHARGES CONTAIN COPPER AND LEAD SALTS AND ALUMINUM 25 Sheets-Sheet 8 Filed May 28, 1958 O33/ Nl BLVH SNINHHG INVENTORS. ALBERT T` CAMP June 23, 1964 l A. T. cAMP ETAL `3 1 NITROCELLULOSE @As PRoDucING CHARGES CONTAINING 38499 COPPER AND LEAD SALTS AND ALUMINUM 25 Sheets-Sheet 9 Filed May 28, 1958 (OEIS/ NI) INVENTORS. ALBERT T. CAMP FRANK G. CRESCENZO BY ATTORNEYS `lune 23 1964 A. T. C NITROCELLULOSE GAS AMP ETAL NTAINIIlSsAgg PRODUCING CHARGES CO COPPER AND LEAD SALTS AND ALUMINUM Flled May 28, 1958 25 Sheets-Sheet 10 31W oNlNan'a INVENTORS. ALBERT T. CAMP` FRANK G. CRESCENZO BY June 23, 1964 Y A. T CAMP ETAL 3,138,499

NITROCELLULOSE GAS PRODUCING CHARGES CONTAINING COPPER AND LEAD SALTS AND ALUMINUM Flled May`28, 1958 25 Sheets-Sheet 11 mvENToRs. ALBERT T. CAMP myx G/cREscENzo BY ATTORNEYS.

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(oas/Nl) Siva sJNlNuna GES CONTAINING EAD sALTs AND ALUMINUM June 23, 1964 NITROCEL T. CAMP ETAL LULOSE GAS PRODUCING CHAR CQPPER AND L Filed May 28, 1958 25 Sheets-Sheet 12 (038/ Nl) Suva immane INVENTORS. ALBERT T. CAMP FRANK G. QRESCENZO BY 42AM/Q ATTOR NEYS.

June 23, 1964 A T C' A AMP ETAL 3138499 NITEocELLULosE EAS PRoDucING CHARGES CONTAINING COPPER AND LEAD sALTs AND ALUMINUM Flled May 28, 1958 25 Sheets-#Sheet 15 25A: mmnmwwa INVENTORS. ALBERT T. CAMP FR CENZO A K c;l CRES BY MQ- ATTORNEYS.

31W oNlNuna (OEIS/Nl) June 23, 1964 A. T. cAMP ETAL 3 1384 NITROCELLULOSE GAS PRODUCING CHARGES CONTAINING COPPER AND LEAD SALTS AND ALUMINUM Filed May 28, 1958 2,5 Sheets-Sheet- 14 31W emmene (oas/m INVENTORS. ALBERT T. CAMP FRANK G. CRESCENZO| mM- ATTORNEYS.

June 23, 1964 A. T. cAMP ETAL 3,138499 NITROCELLULOSE GAS PRODUCING CHARGES CONTAINING R AND LEAD SLTS AND ALUMINUM COPPE 25 Sheets-Sheet 15 Filed May 28, 1958 am i Siva sNlNan'a OEIS/ NI INVENTORS. ALBERT T. CAMP FRANK G; CRESCENZO A'TTOR NEYS.

June 23, 1964 A. T. cAMP ETAL 3 l NITROCELLULOSE @As PRODUCING c CONTAINING' 38499 COPPER AND L INUM HARGES EAD SALTS AND ALUM 25 Sheets-Sheet 16 Filed May 28, 1958 Siva QNlNana 03S Nl INVENTORS. ALBERT T. CAMP FRANK G; CRESCENZO www,

ATTORN EYS.

June 23, 1964 A. T. cAMP ETAL NITROCELLULOSE @As PRODUCING CHARGES coNTAINI COPPER AND LEAD SALTS AND ALUMINUM Filed May 28, 1958 25 Sheets-Sheet 1 7 (oas/Nl) 31W sNlNanfa \NVENTORS. ALBERT T. CAMP F K G. CRESCENZO June 23, 1964 A. T. CAMP ETAL 3,138,499

NITROCELLULOSE GAS PRODUCING CHARGES CONTAINING COPPER AND LEAD sALTs AND ALUMINUM Filed May 28, 1958 25 Sheets-Sheet 18 2.o la o usoF 0 70F onoF |.s

o 0 l l E 0.8 SQ- v D FoRMuLA= Z o s E mTRoceLLuLosE (|2.|4/.N 50.0 MTRosLYcEmN 38.9 D Dl-N-PRoPYL ADIPATE 5.o :n o4 2-Nn'nomPHENYLAmNE 2.o LEAD aETAREsoRcYLATE 2.o

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CANDELILLA wAx o l |oo.o

cALcuLATED HEAT oF ExPLosloN 964 cAL/G MeAsuREo HEAT oF ExPLosmN 94e cAL/e soo aoo nooo |200 woo zooo zaoo ssoo PRESSURE, (Psw) |NVENTORS. ALBERT T. CAMP FRANK G. CRESCENZO ATTORNEYS.

June 23, 1964 NITROCELLULOSE GAS PRODUCING CHARGES CONTAINING Filed May 28, 1958 A. T. CAMP ETAL COPPER AND LEAD SALTS AND ALUMINUM 25 Sheets-Sheet 19 FORMULA NITROOELLULOSE (l2.6/N) 50.0 NITROGLYCERIN 42.9 DI-N-PROPYL ADlPATE L0 Z-NITRODIPHENYLAMINE 2.0

CUPRIC SALICYLATE 2.0 LEAD BETARESORCYLATE 2.0 CANDELILLA WAX O.|

|O0.0 l i l l l CALOULATED HEAT OF EXPLOSION H45 CAL/G MEARSURED HEAT 0F EXPLOSION H22 CAL/G PRESSURE, (PslA) l z g, .75

INVENTORS.

ALBERT T. CAMP FRANK G. CRESCE NZO ATTOR NEYS. 

1. A SOLVENTLESS PROCESSED PROPELLANT CONSISTING ESSENTIALLY OF 40-65 PERCENT NITROCELLULOSE, 20-45 PERCENT NITROGLYCERIN, AND 0.1-10 PERCENT OF A BALLISTIC MODIFIER FROM THE CLASS CONSISTING OF (1) COPPER SALTS, NORMAL AND MONOBASIC, OF SALICYLIC, B-RESORCYLIC, 2,5-DIHYDROXYBENZOIC, AND 5-METHYLENE DISALICYLIC ACIDS, AND MIXTURES THEREOF, AND (2) MIXTURES OF THE AFOREMENTIONED COPPER SALTS WITH CORRESPONDING LEAD SALTS MIXTURES OF SUCH LEAD SALTS.
 2. THE PROPELLANT OF CLAIM 1 CONTAINING AT LEAST ONE SALT OF COPPER AND ONE SALT OF LEAD, IN WHICH HAS BEEN INCORPORATED FROM ABOUT ONE TO ABOUT TEN WEIGHT PERCENT OF ALUMINIUM. 